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The air pressure in the pressure tank (when empty of all water) should be 2 lbs below your pumps "cut-in " pressure.
example; cut-in 40, tank pressure=38
so just check what your pump cuts in at and adjust the air pressure in the tank accordingly.
I've read thread after thread and done TONS of other research about what's going on w/ my system. This is what's happening: after about 1.5 minutes of running water the pump kicks on, runs for approx. 10 seconds, cuts off, the water will run for approx. 1.5 mins, the pump kicks back on, etc. Even flushing a toilet will make the pump kick on. I think it's running too often. This has been happening at least the past 2 months, maybe 3. The pump is NOT short-cycling, there are no leaks in the system. I can use a tire gage to check the pressure in the pressure tank--48lbs. (I've turned the pump off and ran all the water out of the system and it still reads 48lbs.) There are no gages on my system to determine what the "cut-in" and "cut-out" pressures are, so I'm running blind here. Really, I'm thinking the switch needs to be adjusted, but I don't have a clue which way to turn it to keep my pump from kicking on so often. I feel like I have too much pressure in my system. The well used to supply my in-laws who live UP HILL so, I'm guessing they put this much pressure in the tank so they'd have....pressure, but it seems since they've drilled a new well, this problem w/ the pump cutting on and off so often, is occuring more often and I have more pressure than seems necessary. So, what I really want to know is which way to turn the pressure switch, clockwise or counter-clockwise, to keep the pump from kicking on so often. And any other advice will be greatly appreciated. This is THE BEST forum I've come across!
The air pressure in the pressure tank (when empty of all water) should be 2 lbs below your pumps "cut-in " pressure.
example; cut-in 40, tank pressure=38
so just check what your pump cuts in at and adjust the air pressure in the tank accordingly.
You really need a pressure gauge to do this correctly.
Pressure switches with adjustable differential (Types FSG, FYG and FRG)
When setting the pressure switch, adjust the switching point on rising pressure first and then the switching point on falling pressure (PB).
Switching point on falling pressure
The switching point on falling pressure is set by adjusting screw-nut 1.
Switching point on rising pressure
The switching point on rising pressure (PB) is set by adjusting screw-nut 2.
Nut 1 is the center nut and nut 2 is the shorter off center nut.
So, I can just buy some type of gauge at the hardware and scew this onto the pressure tank valve? And the rising pressure will make the pump kick off and the falling pressure will make the pump kick on? I'm a woman; I do not think mechanically, so am I gonna screw this up? LOL!
Pressure guages that have Garden Hose threads are readily available at most hardware stores. I am assuming of course that you have a drain in the area with a male hose thread. If you don't wish to plumb a pressure guage in permanantly, you could use one of these.
Like Mentioned above. Bladder tank air pressure should be 2 lbs below the pressure at which your Pump kicks on.
Can you tell us the brand name and model # of the tank?
It's a PermaTank PAD20. And just to let everyone know, the pressure gauge I just bought at the hardware--one of those you can screw onto the spigot, like Mr.Pike recommended--is a POS, so there's no way I can do it that way unless I can find a better quality gauge! It helped to put teflon tape around the spigot, but the gauge has a "swivel connection," and water just spews from this "great feature!" I don't see how I can get an accurate reading this way.
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That Perma tank is made by State. My experience with State tanks is not good. I would recommend checking it by shutting off the pump letting all the pressure out of the system and using a tire gauge to check air pressure in the tank. Then give it a little nudge to one side to see how heavy it feels.
Is there a rubber hose washer inside the threads for the pressure guage?
I have found that mine falls out a lot.
Yes, the washer was in the gauge, but it was a very crappy gauge and rubber was more like plastic than rubber. I'm sure I paid at least 4 times too much! But I made a trip to Home Depot and got, what looks like a lot better quality gauge, but I haven't tried it out, yet. The salesman assured me that it would hold the water to test the pressure accurately. (I explained the situation w/ the other one.) Anyway, wish me luck! I may go up to the pump tonight and try it out.
Speedbump, thanks for the info about the tank! I tested the pressure in the tank both before and after and it measures the same--48lbs. After the first of the year, I'm looking at replacing the tank w/ a bigger model up under the house where there's more room. (The PAD20 is in the pumphouse.) My hope is to have more storage so the pump won't kick on so often (after I have this problem fixed). However, I'll need a tank that will lay on its side and I'm not sure these types of tanks will operate properly that way or not. What's your advice?
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The way I have done this before, when the guage was either not working or wrong, is to have the tank full then turn the power off to the pump. Now take a hose with a nozzle you can hold so you can stop and start the flow of water. Start running the water and as soon as you hear the pressure switch click, and you will,stop the water. Then take your tire guage and see what your tank pressure is. This is where your pump is starting each time. Say if it is at 40 then you should have 38 psi of air in the tank. Whatever it starts at you should reduce your air by 2 lbs. So if it is 40(for example) then finish draining the water from your tank, then let out the amount of air to bring it to 2lbs below cut on. Then start your pump and let it build up pressure and shut off. Then take your tire guage and see how much pressure is in the tank then. If it starts on 40 then it should be stopping at 60. Then if you have a difference between 40/60 you can then fine tune that by turning the adjustment screw(s) to get the setting closer to what it should be, this was outlined in earlier post on how to adjust. Then after adjusting run your water to make it kick on and shut off again and check then to see if you are closer to your target pressure. I hope you get your problem solved.
But if the power to the pump is off, will the pressure switch still click? So, basically, there should be a 20lb....differential? And it can be any PSI as long as there is a 20lb difference? (It's understood that the lower the PSI, the less pressure.)
Yes it will still click the points closed. 20 lb difference or as much as 35 lb is acceptable in most cases.
If you measured 48 lbs with all the water pressure off the tank with a tire gauge, you need to let it down to 28 lbs.
Here's the deal: w/ a tire gauge, the full pressure is 48lbs, the cut-in is 44-46lbs (kinda hard to read a tire gauge, but hopefully 2lbs won't be a huge difference). So I need to let the pressure down to 24-26, right? And then I perfect the 20lb. difference w/ the switches? So the amount of pressure in the tank is causing my pump to cut in so often?
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When I first looked at the back of the package of WWE 12, I saw three words that flashed me back to my childhood: Bigger. Badder. Better. For those who weren't around for the glory days of the 1980s and the era of professional wrestling before the Attitude Era, when Wrestlemania the game was released for the original Nintendo, this was the catchphrase used for the game, simply because it was the catchphrase for Wrestlemania III. That's a bold set of words to use for a game that was being touted as a complete re-work of the series. However, THQ has delivered a game that fans of wrestling can truly appreciate.
Jumping right into the meat of the game, the most important thing to note is that things have been very simplified. There is no more weak grapple vs. strong grapple, as the game determines what kinds of moves you can used based upon the health of your opponent. It also needs to be mentioned that there will continue to be no health meter for players in the game. You have to judge yourself as to how damaged your opponent is, which is actually quite easy. Superstars, as they continue to be worked on throughout a match, will move slower, grab body parts that are damaged, and are susceptible to signature and finishing moves, all of which can be customized to your liking.
Movement of the superstars has been improved upon as well. In the early days of wrestling games, the characters suffered from the dreaded "8-direction" movement, meaning that they could only move in diagonals. Now, characters movements are more natural, though there are still moments that things get a little glitchy, especially when dealing with the AI. For example, if your character is stuck in the corner on the turnbuckles, sometimes the AI gets confused as to what your positioning is and will literally get stuck running at you, allowing you ample time to escape. This only happens once in a great while, and is not a common occurrence.
The attack system is pretty straightforward, picking up where the old Smackdown vs. Raw series left off by keeping it at striking, grappling, irish whips, and signature/finisher moves. By pressing a different direction when locked up in a grapple and then hitting a button to determine which move you can do. This is determined by your superstar's default settings or the move list you have actually created in the customization menu. You can pick every single move that your superstar does, including creating a brand new finisher from start to finish, complete with its own name.
The types of matches that you can enjoy throughout the game itself is quite a long list. THQ included everything from a regular singles match to the elimination chamber, with your imagination running wild in between. Want a falls count anywhere match that is anything goes? You've got it. Want to do a No DQ match that is also an Ironman match? Go for it. Want to throw in a Royal Rumble on regular Raw? It's yours. THQ has pushed the ability for you to customize everything in the game, and it all works very, very well.
There are some issues in the gameplay itself, though some are minor. Managers have a tendency to get involved far too often if they are included in the match. Half of the match, they generally spend on the ring apron yelling at the official or at your opponent and, eventually, get tossed out of the arena. It's a minor annoyance that makes you want to not have a manager at all, though if it is a No DQ match, you can certainly enjoy the advantage and laugh at the chaos that ensues, though this can also cause some issues as the camera will want to lock onto everything and widen out sometimes far too much, especially if the characters end up going up the ramp towards the stage. It can make it very difficult to follow what's going on and stay locked in on your own competition. Another problem with cameras comes in the form of elimination style matches. While I enjoy the Royal Rumble match, once problem I noticed was when you get to the end of the match. When it is down to three people, no matter what you are doing in the match, the camera immediately changes view to more of a "live" setting and shows all three characters eying each other up. The same thing happens when it goes down to two people remaining. Again, all minor annoyances that can be overlooked as they end quickly.
Presentation is one aspect where WWE 12 truly shines. The overall presentation of the game is amazing, giving you a fantastic feel that you are watching Raw, SmackDown, Superstars, or a Pay-Per-View event. When you are in either of the storyline modes (Universe or Road to Wrestlemania), every show starts off with the explosions, several camera angles, and the entrance music of the show itself. Commentary is thrown in by Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler as well, especially in the Road to Wrestlemania at the beginning of every show.
The Titantron, stage, ring, and barricades are all nearly flawless in design in the game itself. Entrance music and videos for all superstars are ported over from the shows themselves, so expect to see all of the ring entrances in their entirety as they would normally happen. You can skip these, of course, but it takes away from the game if you do, in my own opinion. There is one minor issue that I have with the design of the arena, however, and that is the fans in the crowd. While the superstar models are practically perfect, looking into the crowd will make you feel like you have stepped back into the PS1/N64 generation with very blocky looking characters. Granted, you aren't really spending much time looking at the crowd, but for all presentation, it has to be included. I would hope that the next version of this after this revamped game includes an improvement on the crowd models, because there are very few repeated models that are noticeable.
While the game itself is good in this form, the true star of the show is the story modes and the customization that goes along with it. Gamers will have two options when it comes to doing a story mode: WWE Universe and Road to Wrestlemania. Starting with the RTW mode, you will have three options to choose from, which are the Villain, Outsider, and Hero mode. After unlocking everything in the game, the Villain role was filled by Sheamus while the Outsider role was taken by Triple H. The Hero mode puts you in the shoes of Jacob Cass, the most recent winner of NXT. Of course, this is your chance to create your own superstar from top to bottom, but it must be noted that any name, entrance, and attributes that you fill in will be automatically taken care of in the storymode, simply because the announcers will be saying the name as Jacob Cass, so while it is unfortunate that you cannot hand pick your own name or gimmick in this mode, it still works just fine.
WWE Universe mode is where you get your full customization. You take over as the role of the General Manager of all brands, including Raw, Smackdown, and anything else you decide to create, including ECW, WCW, and so on. You can make whomever you want a heel or a face, can create tag teams and stables, decide who to put the titles on, and even swap out the title belts at your leisure. Of course, to use older belts, you will have to unlock them, which you can do so by playing through the game or buying the unlockables via the WWE Shop. Also, there will be plenty of superstars to unlock, including Edge, Demolition, Booker T, and so on. There are just simply too many things to name.
Building upon the customization of the game, there are so many details that have been covered, it makes it very hard to knit-pick as to what the developers did this time around. You can create your own superstar, including in-game attire, entrance attire, entrance video, and entrance music. When creating your own entrance, you can upload your own song by ripping a CD onto your hard drive and saving it as its own playlist. If that wasn't enough for you, you get to choose all of the camera angles used for the entrance, when the pyrotechnics go off, how your wrestler enters the ring, and what type of response he gets. The developers truly thought of just about everything. My only issue is that the list of available announced names and nicknames is somewhat of a truncated list. Granted, the ring announcer has a list of roughly 45 pages worth of names to use, but when it comes to Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler using your created superstar's name throughout the game, that list is much smaller in the form of around 130 names, some of which do not even match what the ring announcer says. This needs to be fixed for the next game, considering that everyone will have to change a lot of their character's information if they want to have a true feel of being a superstar.
Overall, I feel as though WWE 12 got a pretty complete makeover. The gameplay has been cleaned up and made it quite easy to simply pick up and play for the casual fan, yet tough enough to master for the hardcore fans. The presentation makes it the complete experience for every wrestling fan to enjoy and including the total freedom of deciding how the brands are run. Bravo to THQ and and to developer Yuke's for putting a solid title together.
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Further study details as provided by University of Rochester:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- "Preventive Medication Actions (PMA)" taken by the provider at the time of the child's visit. A "PMA" is defined as a new medication prescription or change in medication dose.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Alternate actions taken by the provider such as: discussion of environmental controls, medication refills, etc.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2005
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 12 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children ages 2-12
- Children arriving for an office visit in two Rochester, NY pediatric clinics
- Children with a prior diagnosis of asthma AND an exacerbation of symptoms within the previous 2 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children arriving at the office visit with an adult that is not their parent or guardian
- Children arriving at the office visit with a parent or guardian that does not speak English
- Children with other medical conditions making the assessment of asthma severity difficult (cystic fibrosis, heart conditions, etc.)
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00156468
|United States, New York
|University of Rochester
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Rochester
Halcyon Hill Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
|Principal Investigator:
|Jill S Halterman, MD, MPH
|University of Rochester
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 17, 2014
Halterman JS, Fisher S, Conn KM, Fagnano M, Lynch K, Marky A, Szilagyi PG. Improved preventive care for asthma: a randomized trial of clinician prompting in pediatric offices. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Oct;160(10):1018-25.
Halterman JS, Kitzman H, McMullen A, Lynch K, Fagnano M, Conn KM, Yoos HL. Quantifying preventive asthma care delivered at office visits: the Preventive Asthma Care-Composite Index (PAC-CI). J Asthma. 2006 Sep;43(7):559-64.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00156468 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 8, 2005
|Last Updated:
|May 11, 2011
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
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WARSAW - Sophomore Kelsey Brass smashed an RBI single to right field to lift Dover to a 2-1 ninth-inning victory and an Ohio Division II district title against Indian Creek for a second consecutive season at River View High School.
While Brass was the offensive hero, senior Maggie Murphy starred in the pitcher's circle as she scattered three hits and fanned a career-high 18 batters.
The Tornadoes improved to 24-5 on the season and will face either Columbus DeSales or Licking Valley in the regional semifinals at Pickerington on Thursday, May 30.
It's Dover eighth trip to the Sweet 16.
With the game tied 1-1 in the ninth, Murphy got things started with a one-out single and was lifted for senior courtesy runner Emily Polce.
Junior Juila Jennings moved her to second on a ground out, setting the stage for Brass.
Meanwhile, Murphy dominated with as she struck out 18 and walked just one in nine innings of work.
Indian Creek coach Angela Penner said it was hard-fought game by both clubs.
Indian Creek drew first blood in the top of the sixth on Geanangel's RBI single gave the Redskins a 1-0 lead.
But Dover evened things in the bottom of the sixth when senior Miranda Dessecker hit a one-out triple and eventually scored on a throwing error as the Redskins were trying to pick her off third.


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We have seen more evolution in communication in the past 10 years than in the prior 400 years of civilization combined.
Wikipedia 2001. MySpace 2002. LinkedIn 2003.
Delicious 2003. Facebook 2004. Flickr 2004.
YouTube 2005. Twitter 2006. Slideshare 2006. Skype 2006. Ustream 2007. Quora 2010. Google+ 2011.
We can now collaborate and educate online both publicly and privately. We can share text, audio, and video in near real time and with limited technical training. We can follow people, topics, or questions with few if any limitations. And we can curate knowledge and best practices with nearly unlimited technological bandwidth.
But we overwhelmed (and underpaid) professionals do have limited bandwidth. We cannot always collaborate, educate, share, follow, and curate on top of our countless other professional and personal obligations.
So how do we keep our heads above water in this ever-expanding pool of technical solutions? Fortunately the folks at McKinsey & Company have provided us some useful data to help—see the latest issue of McKinsey Quarterly. The 5th annual survey of more than 4,200 executives—including those who work in healthcare organizations—explores the trends and benefits associated with integrating social technologies into business processes.
There are three things you can take away from this research:
1. Organizations fall within a wide range of degrees
of integration when it comes to embracing social technologies:
* 72 percent of respondents are deploying at least one technology.
* 50 percent of respondents use social networking: 23 percent are microblogging, 41 percent are blogging, and 38 percent are video sharing.
* There are more organizations using social technology to interact with customers, partners, suppliers, and external experts, than there are organizations that use the technology solely internally.
2. You should have some degree of confidence that social technologies provide real professional benefits:
* Internal wikis and social networks help project leaders identify employees who had the most appropriate skills for specific tasks.
* Employees who integrate social technologies into their daily work self-reported improved operating margins.
* The number of employees using social technologies was correlated with year-over-year improvement in market share and operating margin.
3. Even though these benefits persist over time,
organizations still struggle to keep their momentum with social technologies:
* About 50 percent of the enterprises failed to maintain the benefits they had gained from their social technology use over time.
* The more the number of employees declined in their integration of social technologies, the more likely the company was to also backslide.
* The data seems to indicate that it's easier to let go of social technology-related gains than it is to become a more networked enterprise.
What we can take away from all this is that social technologies should be considered only for problems that your organization is actively trying to solve—don't go searching for reasons to use new technologies—and that you must apply the right solution for that problem.
In what I think may be a defining infographic, McKinsey plotted the different technologies against different business needs in what they call their "heat map of use." My suggestion is that you download and share this figure with colleagues and leadership. Then plot a course for a targeted pilot program and set up metrics you can easily measure. If you need help, reach out to your personal networks for advice—or send me a note.
Brian S. McGowan, PhD, has dedicated the past 12 years
to medical education as a faculty member, mentor,
accredited provider, and commercial supporter. The
opinions expressed are McGowan's and do not represent the views of past, current, or future employers. Contact him via Twitter: @BrianSMcGowan.
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Eddie McGuire's update on the circumstances surrounding John McCarthy's tragic death in Las Vegas on Triple M Melbourne's Hot Breakfast on Wednesday:
"There's a lot of speculation about what's happened, no-one quite knows why John was separated from his group and he'd obviously spoken to his girlfriend on the phone, that's been confirmed, and he was in a distressed state, that he was talking about coming home at that stage," Eddie McGuire said.
"Information I have is that he was walking around in a disused part, infact it was Bugsy Siegel's old apartment of the Flamingo."
"The indications are that he may have jumped at a palm tree and that he's either missed or grabbed the branch and missed it or has pulled through."
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EARLIER: Disturbing details are emerging about the last hours of John McCarthy as he is remembered by his mates as a friendly, positive guy.
The Port Adelaide player, who was killed after falling from nine metres from the roof of a hotel in Las Vegas, had called his girlfriend Dani Smarrelli not long before his tragic demise.
He was not at his hotel, away from all of the team-mates he was travelling with.
It's also believed he told Smarrelli he wanted to return to Australia and was going to head to the airport. Smarrelli tried to contact McCarthy's Port team-mates in Las Vegas.
Police are reviewing CCTV from the venue and toxicology tests will be conducted on McCarthy's body, the results of which may not be known for weeks. There are no signs of foul play, according to the local coroner.
Triple M's Warren Tredrea says McCarthy was one of the most positive people he has met and says he's never seen a reaction like this to an event from the wider footy community.
Collingwood President Eddie McGuire said Magpies CEO Gary Pert had one of the toughest days of his life breaking the sad news to ex-Magpie McCarthy's former team-mates.
Port Adelaide chief executive officer Keith Thomas says the death was an enormous shock and a terrible tragedy for McCarthy's family, partner and friends as well as for the club and the wider Port Adelaide community.
"John embraced Port Adelaide and we embraced him, and we are deeply shocked and saddened by his passing," Thomas said.
"He was a very popular player among his team-mates and our supporters. John played 21 of 22 games this season for Port Adelaide and was a valued member of our team who quickly won the respect and friendship of us all."
"He will be greatly missed by everyone at Port Adelaide and we extend our sympathies to his parents Shane and Cath, his brother Matt, sisters Frances, Elizabeth and Jane, his girlfriend Dani and his extended family and network of friends."
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Blue Jackets: I'm last person to pump up the virtues of Carter. Those long-time DobberHockey readers may remember my rant on him last summer. At any rate, to pass him off for a mid-round pick - and not even one for this year - strikes me as a little weak. With the trade market being quite expensive, the Blue Jackets just dragged it down...ruining it for everyone else. My value? At today's asking price? A third-round pick. For this year.
Fantasy players impacted: In Carolina, Carter will help them with offense while the team tries to get through the losses of Stillman and Cole. When those two players get back in the lineup, Carter will be a third-liner at best. His absence from Columbus may add a minute or two to the ice time of Gilbert Brule and Nik Zherdev.


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The finale said "in memory of Jasper". What happened????
Thanks so much for tuning into the premiere episode of It's a Brad, Brad World. I'm so happy that it's FINALLY on the air! I don't really know where to begin as it seems like there is so much to cover.
I'm happy to introduce you to my little family: my boyfriend, Gary, and our two dogs, Jasper and Penelope. Gary is probably the most important person in my life. I have no idea where the ten years have gone that we have been together, but they have been filled with adventure, love, laughs, and a lot of bad hairstyles (and we still managed to stay together). When we met in Greece over ten years ago, I knew from the first night that I had met someone incredibly special and I was right. He is more than I could've ever asked for in a boyfriend: handsome, extremely funny, bright, and above all that, he is a great person. You will get to know him more as the season goes on, so I don't want to spoil it.
The finale said "in memory of Jasper". What happened????
I am ieserntted in seeing your new haircut ~ send pictures. I am imagining that you now have a FLAT TOP! Enjoyed reading your post. Amazing stuff!
Hi Brad- What kind of dog is Jasper? Both your little dogs are adorable! I'd like a little Jasper of my own!
Hi Brad! Just wanted to say that I'm so proud of you and the show! You are always fashion-fabulous and a delight to watch on camera. I wish u the best of luck. Not to bad-mouth anyone, but just the first episode of your show alone last week was better than the Rachel Zoe Project entire season last season, no joke. Rachel Zoe Project is NOT the same without you. But I wish her well all the same. Looking forward to watching EVERY episode of your show this season. P.S. Middle-Fingers to the haters!lol
Love, love your show. I enjoy staying up late and watching after my husband goes to bed. I wish I was young again to let you style me. lol I'm 62 next month but enjoy watching you dress everyone. You so talented.
Much success to you and adore your partner.
I was surprised I liked it. Brad's pretty funny with a rockin' sense of style.
LOVED your show, Brad, and am so happy for you. Wish folks would quit harping on the RZ thing. It is only natural to gain experience somewhere and try to make it on one's own. Hellooooooooooo...it's called The American Dream???
Anyway, thought you were hysterical. I also loved Gary but the comments about your award not being real seemed a little mean spirited. Could be totally wrong but that's how I took it.
Keep your head held high! 2012 is your time to shine!!!
Brad, you really make me smile. Your comment about being under more dresses than Tommy Lee and not feeling a twinge was hilarious!
You seem like a genuinely caring, kind person and that is so refreshing in the reality TV world. Please stay that way - don't let the world you're in change you! I'm enjoying watching you without your former cohorts, who I found positively TEDIOUS!
To those who aren't enjoying the show, give it time for heaven's sake! Seems like these people just want to find something wrong.
If you are taking the high road as you say, hopefully you apologized to Rachel for misrepresenting your reasons for leaving and for surreptitiously stealing a client. I'm guessing at the time of your departure Rachel was hurt because she probably considered you a trusted friend, not just employee. Although she has so many positives going on in her life with her baby and clothing line, she has likely long since moved on. Realistically, no one can fault a person for wanting to spread their wings and fly but it's the way they go about it and their integrity that matters.
Good luck with your show but to be honest I think the storyline might get old rather quickly.
Congrads on your new show!!! I look forward to watching you. I'm glad you struck out on your own. I am not a fan of RZ's. I will stay tune. You are a great soul.
Congrats on the show! It's really good. Don't worry about Diane Lane bailing on you. She's yesterday's news anyway. Keri Hillson is way coole, and better for business. You and Emily Vancamp are both from Port Perry. You should style her since her TV show (Revenge) is super hot now. Best of luck! I'll be watching.
Brad, I think you are so sweet and a fighter, you do not let people get you down. I am in a same way, even when our careers are completely different. I am a scientist with a 8 year old daughter, trying to make the best of my career doing a postdoc in Harvard. Even though I am pretty, I suffer of PCOS so I am over weight. I will love to see the sensitive part of you and it would be great if you could help people like me feel pretty and worth of looking amazing. You are just amazing ...and your sense of fashion and style is incredible. I wish you all the best of this world.
Thank you.
Love your show, Brad! You're the best... classy, integrity, and so cute. Hang in there with your new business. Gary is so cynical to you, and so condescending. How many times does he roll his eyes at you? I hope he's more supportive of you in the "real" Brad Brad world. Can't wait to see who you dress next. If I were a celeb, I'd have you dress me every day.
Love you! So much better than Rachel. You are so fresh and original!
I didn't expect too much, thinking Brad was a hanger on of Rachel Zoe (though I'm not particularly a RZ fan), but thus far I am loving the show... Brad... Gary... and doggies! I was wrong to think you were just taking advantage of an opportunity. You ROCK!! And you and your fam crack me up!!
Hey Brad!...can't get me enough of It's a Brad Brad World...watching it again on Bravo right now...about the 10th time! Let's go to fashion week together this February!...and then let's shop together for the following week in NYC! See you in the Big Apple! xo
I can like your show and also Rachel Zoes without bad mouthing either one of you. I think the viewers really get weary hearing everyone put others down. I don't think Rachel treated you badly though as there were lot's of perks as well as hard work and face it you got a lot of OTJT that will make your business venture easier. Good Luck and I personally hope you and Rachel make up and you get to see her precious son and the two of you could do another project together. I say that because you both had a chemistry together and I think she misses you and was hurt.
I am so happy for you, congrats! I hope you're able to tune out the haters, apparently they are comfortable work under someone the rest of their lives. You and Gary, the dogs too- no wonder you're back on the bravo scene, you guys are adorable! Can't wait to see how this season plays out for you! Be strong!
Brad. I watched the first show.. Talk about all about me meaning you. It was. Jury is out whether or not I like it. My husband said mist that the guy that cried all the time on Rachel Zoe? I said yes and I hope he does nit cry on this one...low and behold you Re crying in the previews for next weeks show. !!! One last thing. Whether or not you would be be where you are or not remains to be seen. You owe Rachel Zoe alot. Your exposure on her show escalated you to a different level. Think about that
Brad, I just have to say THANK YOU! I watched your show for the first time, and might I say "BRAVO" really! I am a mother of six, and after years in the retail industry decided to make it on my own with a website. I watched your show and saw the struggle and the disappointment and honestly saw myself. You did not care what people thought of you and most importantly you did not give up. So I am now a life-long fan. I share the same fashion and flare that you do and can't wait to see what you do next. Till next week, sending Much Luv!
First off let me Start Off by Saying CONGRATULATIONS on your premiere episode you are absolutely fabulous I admire your ambition & passion for what you do. You give me hope that one day through hard work and determination I can become a great stylist such as yourself . I'm looking forward to seeing the full season I know it's going to be GREAT Because in my eyes you are truly amazing at what you do. The whole time while watching your show was like omg, I wish I could be his assistant ;).. By the way your Family is the cutest!! Wishing you the Best in all that You do, RNJ
CONGRATS !!! I absolutely adored the premiere episode and I'm extremely excited to see what else you have in store for this season. I admire your ambition and your sense of style and you give me hope that one day I can become a successful stylist such as yourself .Your AMAZING ,and your Family is The cutest . I wish you the best and I look forward to seeing way more of youu ..By the way the whole time I was watching it I was like omg ,I wish I could be his Assistant lol ;) Wishing you the Best -RNJ
As a loyal Zoe fan, i wanted to hate the show; however, after ten minutes I was hooked. Love the show and your BF!!! Lookin forward to next week...
Brad sorry but I wasn't feeling the show or you, watched you on Rachel Zoe and liked you but I guess just like others I am not sure what happened between you and Rachel so my loyalty is to her sorry. Wish you the best and you really should clarify on your blog your side of what happened, it would give some of us the oportunity to filter through both sides and come to our own conclusion. You should also fess up that the only reason you are where you are is because of Rachel, honesty is a good policy to follow. Best of luck and still undecided on whether to watch or not.
I have to admit I felt a little guilty for watching your show for the first 5 minutes after that I was like sorry Rachel Zoe We love our Brad ! The show was great and I can hardly wait to watch your success flourish ! Congrats !
I loved loved your show! I went to visit my mother for New Year's and her and I talked about how excited we were to see your show. My husband and I watched the show together, mind you he never watches Bravo shows with me, and he turned to me and said, "I'd like to get some type of button up shirt like Brad is wearing". Can you believe it! Today my daughter and I talked about all the different scenes on her way to school. You are so sweet, your style expertise is truly obvious and I wish you the best of luck on your style journey, one glam look and designer dress at a time.
I am so proud of you Brad! And so sad R. Zoe is not mature enough to be there for you. She can not pretend she is the ONLY stylist in the world and I am shock she feels so threatened by you....I guess her ego got bigger then her heart, it may happens sometimes in this "celebrity world" that you guys live in, but is just a shame that you guys don't talk to each other and I am sure inside she is really proud of you. I wish you all the best and will watch you every step of the way - you deserved!!!!!
OMG I guess I will have to be the only one to say this at this point. I thought it was awful. I really liked you on Rachel Zoe btu I found that this was just too much of you. Yes I knwo its your show but your partner was so much more easier watch and listen to. Very Nice man and love the pups but sorry I just can't take that much of you. More Ensemble cast please so its easier to digest.
I do have to ask how can you possibly put a car in the same garage that you have those expensive pieces of clothing in? When I saw that I thought to myself how in the world does anyone take the risk of you using product on loan when things are housed with a Car that turns on and off in the very same space. Wow....simply unbelieveable.
I loved the show! It was definitely interesting to get more of an idea of what goes on as you choose the outfits, etc., which I read somewhere that you had said you wanted to convey. I also appreciated the more positive energy that you exude, Brad. You have fun with fashion but you don't have a superifical vibe. It's refreshing.
One other thing--I too am a freelancer. I'm a health writer. I work at home, and when I saw you sitting at the table with Penelope in your lap, her head resting on your arm as you talked on the telephone, I could totally relate. It looks exactly like that at my house too!
Looking forward to the next episode!
Loved you on Rachael Zoe's show. Not so much on your own. Kinda of boring. I also think it is tacky to discuss Rachael like you did. She won't talk about you, bad or good. Leave it alone, please. Hope the next episode is a little more interesting. Good luck anyway.
I tried to watch but found the show a yawn and mostly seemed about you dressing yourself! Also to mention Ms Zoe there is NO comparison. I'm sure Brads show will be watched but it won't be by me or anyone I know. Sorry but it was just a Bad Bad Show!
So-o-o-o-o-o-o happy and thrilled for you! I love that you are so honest with yourself and us. I'm a fan, and will be watching! Congratulations!
I think you are great...I think RZ is great...I don't know why people think you have to trash one person to like another. There is definitely enough work in this world for the both of you ;-) Enjoy this time...I am totally watching for the fashion as living in Maui is not the "fashion capitol" so keep it coming...good luck!!! When you come to Maui on vacation...look me up ;-)
I wish I had a stylist!
What does Rachel Zoe think of you being on Bravo? Do you think she will continue with them? What happened to Taylor? Would you ever hire her?
Brad.. First congrats on your new show! Selfishly, I'm so happy you have your own show. I really have missed you & I can barely stand to watch "the other" show after you left. One episode & I'm hooked! Love you! Love your style! Love your fam! Love Love Love.. And not in a creepy way. Haha! OH I know.. Call Jeremy! I'm sure he would make a great assistant! Anywho.. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see all the great things that come you're way. You deserve it!
Brad, congratulations on your show. I loved every minute of it! You're completely adorable. And As an upcoming stylist in a big city as well I feel your pain! I wish you you the best of luck! Keep your head high. And always be true to yourself.You're fabulous...and if it means anything, When I become famous in the industry I would let you be my stylist any day. It would be an honor to work with you in the future. Good luck! :)
Congrats on your new show, Brad! Love it so far. What an amazing boyfriend you have - handsome, funny and so supportive. Hope to see alot of him on the show!
I would expect Mr. Goreski to show more patience towards his fledgling assistant given the way that he was forced to learn the business the "hard way," as he so politely described how poorly he was treated by Ms. Zoe and Ms. Jacobson during his early years in the business. Having said that, I enjoyed the show immensely: finally, something REAL in reality television! It helps that I am a fashion buff and loved "Fashion Hunters," too. If I were attending the Met Ball, I would certainly employ the talents of Mr. Goreski, Diane Lane be damned!
BRAD - I just love you so much. I posted on your FB page last night how grateful I am that you are so candid about your struggle to start your business in front of a camera.
I'm sorry that you and Rachel are distant. I think that she's that way...not always happy for others' successes. Still love her show but so glad you have your own.
Don't sweat being a role model. I love you the way you are and you don't have to prove anything. And, that's from a nice Republican girl. Okay?
Congratulations! Mwah!
Brad, you are adorable! Gary, too. Best of luck to you. I'll be a faithful viewer.
Hated, Brad's new show. He may be able to style himself, but he does not have the talent to style Celebs. He whines about everything and honey there's no crying in real business. Brad, your 15 minutes of fame is up!
Brad I loved your first episode. I was so intrigued by you that i even had a dream about you the same night. You are so down to earth and very funny. I had not really seen any episodes of you on the Rachel Zoe Project, but you are a really charismatic person and i know you will go far. Keep up the good work and i will be watching.
I tuned in altough I felt like I was betraying Rachel Zoe. Its interesting to hear yyou talk because a lot of what you say about fashion comes straight from Rachel, so I guess you owe her a lot for any of your success that comes your way. I watch again as I havent determined if I like the show or not but it seems to similar to Rachel's show so well see.
great to see you again. you are still one of my faves. i love your style. can't wait for the weeks to come. see you next week. xx
love the new show brad! look forward to seeing more.
Love you and Gary!
Brad, loved your show. I wish you much success, you deserve it.
Brad, I loved your show! I wish you much success, you deserve it.
Brad! Yay! You're back and you were SO missed! Looking forward to the entire season, and my family having it's night of "Brad TV" back on Bravo!
We love you and want everything good and beneficial to come your way!
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Printing with KernelEx 4.5.1
Posted 13 February 2012 - 09:57 AM
1.) In SumatraPDF I suppose the following problem:
In older versions one can find the command(?) "PrintDlg" with a hex-editor in its code, which seemed to be replaced by "PrintDlgEx" in newer versions (e.g. SumatraPDF 1.3).
Simply replace the string "PrintDlgEx" by the (older) "PrintDlg" with the hex-editor does not solve the problem.
One can find in the Google-code-search SumatraPDF "code history" that the new command was introduced some time ago, see e.g. here SumatraPDF at code.google.com.
Is ther any known solution for the printing issue?
Maybe it could be useful to "transport" the (old) PrintDlg-function from SumatraPDF 0.8.1 to a newer sumatraPDF-version (and replace PrintDlgEx); but I have no idea how to do this .
2.) Has anybody ever found a solution to solve the printing-problem with Firefox 3 with KernelEx? (Maybe transport the printing-function from Firefox 188.8.131.52 to Firefox 3). Sometimes(!) printing worked with Firefox 3, but it was randomly.
Posted 14 February 2012 - 06:48 PM
KernelEx currently has a stub for PrintDlgEx that just returns an error. That stub could be rewritten to call PrintDlg, translating between parameter structures.
I think I can patch comdlg32.dll to export PrintDlgEx instead of PrintDlg and inject the needed translation code into the existing function. This patched version would no longer export PrintDlg, so would have to be stored local to the app (not in <system>); or it could be renamed comdlgex.dll and apps would need to have their imports patched to access it.
I have also been considering ways to inject the needed translation code directly into the calling app.
Another possibility is to redirect the call, not to PrintDlg, but to the custom print dialog of another (MS?) app. If we can find one that uses the new PRINTDLGEX structure, that would be ideal. Research in this area would be very helpful
typedef struct tagPD { DWORD lStructSize; HWND hwndOwner; HGLOBAL hDevMode; HGLOBAL hDevNames; HDC hDC; DWORD Flags; WORD nFromPage; WORD nToPage; WORD nMinPage; WORD nMaxPage; WORD nCopies; HINSTANCE hInstance; LPARAM lCustData; LPPRINTHOOKPROC lpfnPrintHook; LPSETUPHOOKPROC lpfnSetupHook; LPCTSTR lpPrintTemplateName; LPCTSTR lpSetupTemplateName; HGLOBAL hPrintTemplate; HGLOBAL hSetupTemplate; } PRINTDLG, *LPPRINTDLG;MSDN: PRINTDLGEX
typedef struct tagPDEX { DWORD lStructSize; HWND hwndOwner; HGLOBAL hDevMode; HGLOBAL hDevNames; HDC hDC; DWORD Flags; DWORD Flags2; DWORD ExclusionFlags; DWORD nPageRanges; DWORD nMaxPageRanges; LPPRINTPAGERANGE lpPageRanges; DWORD nMinPage; DWORD nMaxPage; DWORD nCopies; HINSTANCE hInstance; LPCTSTR lpPrintTemplateName; LPUNKNOWN lpCallback; DWORD nPropertyPages; HPROPSHEETPAGE *lphPropertyPages; DWORD nStartPage; DWORD dwResultAction; } PRINTDLGEX, *LPPRINTDLGEX;
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Posted 15 February 2012 - 01:33 AM
Having the KernelEx stub source is only useful if I do recompile it. The safest and most efficient strategy would be to recompile rather than patch KernelEx. Since I'm still working on getting KernelEx to compile, I should probably finish that step first.
Posted 15 February 2012 - 08:41 AM
Those who don't use KernelEx (like myself) actually also won't have any use for PrintDlgEx, AFAI can see, though...
Patching the KernelEx stub does nothing for those who don't use KernelEx.
As for you getting KernelEx to compile correctly, that's the first priority, all right, IMO too.
However, the source, when available (and in the Win 9x/ME world it almost never is) does help devise patches better too, but you don't need to agree with me about this, since here YMMV.
Posted 15 February 2012 - 11:25 AM
My DLLHOOK Program can add or replace the function independently of KernelEx, but as dencorso said, it may be of limited value without KernelEx.
Patching the KernelEx stub does nothing for those who don't use KernelEx.
Having the KernelEx stub source is only useful if I do recompile it. The safest and most efficient strategy would be to recompile rather than patch KernelEx. Since I'm still working on getting KernelEx to compile, I should probably finish that step first.
Posted 15 February 2012 - 06:33 PM
- tweakui.cpl, hypertrm.dll, mfc70.dll, mfc70u.dll, mfc71.dll, mfc71u.dll
Dependency Walker reports "Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module." in all but hypertrm.dll.
I've searched all my local exe and dll files and can't find any meaningful references to PrintDlgEx other than in mfc7*. I'm searching now for references to mfc7--if I don't find much, it might not be much of an issue for apps that don't otherwise need Kex.
mfc7 references found in:
- video2smv.exe / smv.dll
- SUPERsetup.exe
- vdm_free.exe
- avformat-52.dll (ffmpeg)
I'm on my way out the door right now--I'll post translation code for review tonight.
Posted 16 February 2012 - 03:09 AM
- Displaying the Print Dialog Box
- Using the Print Property Sheet
HRESULT WINAPI PrintDlgExA (PRINTDLGEX *pPdex) { PRINTDLG pd; pd.lStructSize = sizeof(PRINTDLG); pd.hwndOwner = pPdex->hwndOwner; pd.hDevMode = pPdex->hDevMode; pd.hDevNames = pPdex->hDevNames; pd.hDC = pPdex->hDC; pd.Flags = PD_USEDEVMODECOPIESANDCOLLATE | PD_RETURNDC; // pPdex->Flags; pd.nCopies = 1; pd.nFromPage = 0xFFFF; pd.nToPage = 0xFFFF; pd.nMinPage = pPdex->nMinPage; pd.nMaxPage = pPdex->nMaxPage; pd.nCopies = pPdex->nCopies; pd.hInstance = pPdex->hInstance; pd.lCustData = 0; pd.lpfnPrintHook = NULL; pd.lpfnSetupHook = NULL; pd.lpPrintTemplateName = pPdex->lpPrintTemplateName; pd.lpSetupTemplateName = NULL; pd.hPrintTemplate = NULL; pd.hSetupTemplate = NULL; if (PrintDlgA (&pd)) { pPdex->dwResultAction = 1; // Print //pPdex->lStructSize; //pPdex->hwndOwner; pPdex->hDevMode = pd.hDevMode; pPdex->hDevNames = pd.hDevNames; pPdex->hDC = pd.hDC; //pPdex->Flags; //pPdex->Flags2; //pPdex->ExclusionFlags; pPdex->nPageRanges = 0; pPdex->nMaxPageRanges = 0; pPdex->lpPageRanges = NULL; pPdex->nMinPage = pd.nMinPage; pPdex->nMaxPage = pd.nMaxPage; pPdex->nCopies = pd.nCopies; //pPdex->hInstance; //pPdex->lpPrintTemplateName; //pPdex->lpCallback; //pPdex->nPropertyPages; //pPdex->*lphPropertyPages; //pPdex->nStartPage; } else { pPdex->dwResultAction = 0; // Cancel } return 0; // S_OK; }I haven't researched and doubled checked every field yet--some are guesses. What am I missing before I try to compile it?
Does anyone know if PRINTDLG is packed? If so, all DWORDs after the five WORDs are misaligned!
Posted 25 February 2012 - 05:39 AM
Today didn't go as planned and I've been away from my computer all day. So here's a sneak preview: fwd.
Edited by jumper, 26 February 2012 - 03:25 AM.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 06:33 PM
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Extract COMDLG32.DLL and ComDlgEx.dll into <system>, or put them in a test app's local folder and remove COMDLG32.DLL from KnownDLLs.
COMDLG32.DLL was extended with fwd.02 (now working, not posted yet).
The PrintDlgExA sources (.c + .def) for ComDlgEx.dll are included.
I have high confidence in the validity of the export forwarding in this COMDLG32.DLL (Dependency Walker and PEinfo both like it). The structure translation in PrintDlgExA should be good enough to yield positive results.
There were seven downloads before I decided to remove the attachment--if anyone has any results at all, please give us all a report!
Edited by jumper, 04 March 2012 - 11:54 PM.
Posted 05 March 2012 - 12:17 AM
My system also became unstable each time I tried the extended COMDLG32, so I've removed the attachment from the previous message pending a complete design review.
If it turns out that export-forwarding is an NT-only DLL feature that isn't implemented in the 9x loader...then we'll just have to extend the 9x loader!
Since this method was actually something like plan C, I can still go back to plan B (direct function injection).
Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:28 PM
- ComDlgEx.dll
- ComDlgEx.reg
REGEDIT4 ;Installation: ; 1) Place ComDlgEx.dll in <winsys> folder ; 2) Copy COMDLG32.DLL to COMDLG99.DLL ; 3) Merge this file into the registry ;Uninstallation: ; 1) Edit comments below and remerge ; 2) Delete COMDLG99.DLL and ComDlgEx.dll [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\KnownDLLs] "COMDLG32"="ComDlgEx.DLL" ;"COMDLG32"="COMDLG32.DLL" ;"COMDLG32"=-ComDlgEx.def
;LIBRARY ComDlg32 EXPORTS xyz=COMDLG99.@100 @100 NONAME ChooseColorA=COMDLG99.ChooseColorA @101 ChooseColorW=COMDLG99.ChooseColorW @102 ChooseFontA=COMDLG99.ChooseFontA @103 ChooseFontW=COMDLG99.ChooseFontW @104 CommDlgExtendedError=COMDLG99.CommDlgExtendedError @105 FindTextA=COMDLG99.FindTextA @106 FindTextW=COMDLG99.FindTextW @107 GetFileTitleA=COMDLG99.GetFileTitleA @108 GetFileTitleW=COMDLG99.GetFileTitleW @109 GetOpenFileNameA=COMDLG99.GetOpenFileNameA @110 GetOpenFileNameW=COMDLG99.GetOpenFileNameW @111 GetSaveFileNameA=COMDLG99.GetSaveFileNameA @112 GetSaveFileNameW=COMDLG99.GetSaveFileNameW @113 LoadAlterBitmap=COMDLG99.LoadAlterBitmap @114 PageSetupDlgA=COMDLG99.PageSetupDlgA @115 PageSetupDlgW=COMDLG99.PageSetupDlgW @116 PrintDlgA=COMDLG99.PrintDlgA @117 PrintDlgW=COMDLG99.PrintDlgW @118 ReplaceTextA=COMDLG99.ReplaceTextA @119 ReplaceTextW=COMDLG99.ReplaceTextW @120 WantArrows=COMDLG99.WantArrows @121 dwLBSubclass=COMDLG99.dwLBSubclass @122 dwOKSubclass=COMDLG99.dwOKSubclass @123 PrintDlgExA @124PrintDlgExA.c
This version was stable (six days). It redirected PrintDlgExA to PrintDlgA and operated as expected if the dialog was cancelled, but did not print.
Edited by jumper, 13 March 2012 - 05:10 PM.
Posted 13 March 2012 - 05:28 PM
- Place ComDlg32.dll in app folder.
- In <winsysdir>, copy original COMDLG32.DLL to COMDLG00.DLL.
- Remove any COMDLG32 redirections in KnownDLLs.
Print to file not implemented
PrintDlgExA.c source:
Edited by jumper, 14 March 2012 - 02:54 AM.
Posted 16 March 2012 - 03:45 PM
Q) Where in the SeaMonkey folder should I place the dll? I find dll's in almost every folder there.
A) Place a copy of my ComDlg32.dll in the folder containing SeaMonkey.exe. Also, search for text "PrintDlgEx" in SeaMonkey's top folder using Find. Place a copy in the folder of each file that contains a reference to "PrintDlgEx".
Q) Should I rename comdlg32.dll to comdlg00.dll and NOT replace the original windows one with your dll? So, Windows does not have this file at all?
A) Copy (do not Rename) the original ComDlg32.dll:
- Right-click on the original ComDlg32.dll, drag until [+] appears and release, then select "Copy Here".
- Rename the new copy "ComDlg00.dll".
Posted 19 March 2012 - 04:32 PM
- In <system> folder (affects all applications including OS):
- rename to ComDlgEx.dll and place in <system> folder
- do one of the following:
- DOS method
- exit to DOS and cd to <system> folder
- rename COMDLG32.DLL to COMDLG00.DLL
- rename COMDLGEX.DLL to COMDLG32.DLL
- KnownDLLs method:
- copy <system>\ComDlg32.dll to <system>\ComDlg00.dll
- merge into registry:
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\KnownDLLs] "COMDLG32"="ComDlgEx.DLL"
- In <windows>\KernelEx folder (affects only KernelEx-enabled applications):
- place in <windows>\KernelEx folder
- copy <system>\ComDlg32.dll to <system>\ComDlg00.dll
- merge into registry:
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\KernelEx\KnownDLLs] "COMDLG32"="ComDlg32.dll"
- In specific application/DLL folders (affects only those EXEs/DLLs):
- place in folder of EXE or DLL that references PrintDlgExA
- copy <system>\ComDlg32.dll to <system>\ComDlg00.dll
- remove any global redirection from registry:
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\KnownDLLs] "COMDLG32"=-
Note: To modify registry, save boxed text as new.reg, right-click and select 'Merge'; or use RegEdit.
Posted 20 March 2012 - 01:56 PM
I tried your second way to update without success on two ME machines (KernelEX 4.5.2). First I pasted your ComDlg32.dll file in the KernelEX folder. Then I copied the original WinME COMDLG32.dll to the desktop and renamed the copy to ComDlg00.dll. I pasted ComDlg00.dll in the system folder. So that there are both files in the system folder. At last I added the string ([HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\KernelEx\KnownDLLs]"COMDLG32"="ComDlg32.dll") to the registry. What's wrong?
SumatraPDF 1.9: Error message - sumatrapdf.exe is linked to missing export-COMDLG32.DLL:PrintDlgExW. Sumatra doesn't run. And I can't print with Seamonkey.
If it makes sense I will try ways one and three.
Posted 20 March 2012 - 05:53 PM
This update currently only addresses the missing PrintDlgExA function in ComDlg32.dll. Try testing with SumatraPDF 0.9 instead.
I tried your second way to update without success on two ME machines (KernelEX 4.5.2). First I pasted your ComDlg32.dll file in the KernelEX folder. Then I copied the original WinME COMDLG32.dll to the desktop and renamed the copy to ComDlg00.dll. I pasted ComDlg00.dll in the system folder. So that there are both files in the system folder. At last I added the string ([HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\KernelEx\KnownDLLs]"COMDLG32"="ComDlg32.dll") to the registry. What's wrong?
SumatraPDF 1.9: Error message - sumatrapdf.exe is linked to missing export-COMDLG32.DLL:PrintDlgExW. Sumatra doesn't run. And I can't print with Seamonkey.
With Seamonkey loaded, try deleting <system>\ComDlg00.dll. If you get a file-in-use error, that will confirm that the new ComDlg32.dll is correctly installed and in use.
Does Seamonkey display a Print Dialog at all? If not, Seamonkey must not be calling PrintDlgExA and has another issue not addressed by this update. Please search the Seamonkey folder for files with text "PrintDlgExA". If none are found, Seamonkey cannot be used to test this update. Instead, use ImportPatcher to test Seamonkey for missing imports and post results here. Thanks!
Tonight I will try to implement PrintDlgExW and update the update.
Posted 20 March 2012 - 06:03 PM
Either hex the string PrintDlgExW to the string PrintDlgExA in SumatraPDF or the string PrintDlgExA to the string PrintDlgExW in jumper's comdlg32.dll and it should work after that with any method.
SumatraPDF 1.9: Error message - sumatrapdf.exe is linked to missing export-COMDLG32.DLL:PrintDlgExW. Sumatra doesn't run. And I can't print with Seamonkey.
Posted 20 March 2012 - 06:36 PM
However it doesn't seem to print anymore if it uses jumper's comdlg32 so I think the recommended way to use it now should be on a per application basis and remove the comdlg32 entry in the system knowndll registry key.
Posted 20 March 2012 - 10:11 PM
A Google search for "SeaMonkey +PrintDlgW" yields antivirus scans showing that SeaMonkey 1.9 and 5.0 use PrintDlgW. And Firefox 9.0 too!
Seamonkey (2.7) appears to use the function PrintDlgW and it prints fine here (to adobe pdf writer as I don't have a real printer installed right now).
Method 2 seems to cause Kex to bypass its internal ComDlg32 support. Methods 1 and 3 should be complementary to Kex--use one of them with the current ComDlg32 update to prevent apps that need PrintDlgExW from failing to load.
However it doesn't seem to print anymore if it uses jumper's comdlg32 so I think the recommended way to use it now should be on a per application basis and remove the comdlg32 entry in the system knowndll registry key.
This is excellent feedback. It made me realize that if I add a stub for PrintDlgExW that returns success instead of failure (as Kex does), the default parameters will be used unchanged and something might print for those apps (like SumatraPDF 1.9) that need PrintDlgExW!
Posted 20 March 2012 - 10:54 PM
I tried it with Sumatra 1.1 and didn't have much luck, flagrant abuse of memory ensued and I don't think I got a readable output in several tries. But it did link up okay
I don't think this has anything to do with Mozilla apps though, they always pop the print dialog, just output mostly blank pages....
Edit// the previous post in the thread popped up as i wrote this, sorry for the duplication.
Edited by snuz2, 20 March 2012 - 11:00 PM.
Posted 21 March 2012 - 04:20 AM
- ComDlgEx.dll - supports all three new functions:
- PrintDlgExA - uses PRINTDLGA struct to call PrintDlgA
- PrintDlgExW - uses PRINTDLGW struct to call PrintDlgW
- Ssync_ANSI_UNICODE_Struct_For_WOW - stub: SetLastError(ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
- ComDlgEx2.dll - as before, but support for both flavors
- PrintDlgExA - uses PRINTDLGA struct to call PrintDlgA
- PrintDlgExW - redirects to PrintDlgExA
Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:43 PM
Sorry for my ignorance but what does Ssync_ANSI_UNICODE_Struct_For_WOW - stub: SetLastError(ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) do for us?
Edited by snuz2, 21 March 2012 - 11:45 PM.
Posted 22 March 2012 - 01:57 AM
All original functions are mapped through to ComDlg00.dll. Nothing should be broken--the open and save dialogs are working for me using methods 1b and 2[edit] in Notepad and SumatraPDF 0.9 (with Kex). In SumatraPDF 1.9 with Kex, however, the open dialog fails to appear. I have an idea of how to fix this that I'll try in the morning[/edit].
Yeah, good idea, put all them in there! I notice that the other dialogs like save and open are broken now... I used method 3 to install. Any way to get them to map through to comdlg00 as well?
If an app is linked to this function, it will load instead of reporting a link error. If the app calls this function and checks the error code using GetLastError, it will see that the function is not actually implemented. The function is probably for NT's internal use in 16-bit "Windows on Windows" emulation. It is unlikely to ever be called in Win9x.
Sorry for my ignorance but what does Ssync_ANSI_UNICODE_Struct_For_WOW - stub: SetLastError(ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) do for us?
Edited by jumper, 22 March 2012 - 03:26 AM.
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Seattle >Food & Dining > 5 Spot
1502 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA | Directions 9810947.632422 -122.356915
Daily 8:30am-1pm
Neighborhoods: Magnolia - Queen Anne, Magnolia / Queen Anne, East Queen Anne
The crowds spill out onto the sidewalk for weekend breakfast and brunch service but visits during weekday lunch and dinner service generally mean no wait. The menu is extensive and the servings are hearty.
Forgot to review 5 Spot the last time we breakfasted here, so I am making sure to do a write-up this time!
We hit 5 Spot about 9am this morning for breakfast. The theme is Key West, so I was expecting to find some lime-y items on the menu. I am not a huge breakfast-food fan, but I have to tell you, they had me at Coconut French Toast (griddled thick cut coconut custard dipped rustic bread, toasted coconut butter & pineapple rum caramel) - yowza! I was sold at coconut custard and coconut butter, but then I read on and saw pineapple...rum...caramel - excuse me, may I have an extra napkin? I'm drooling here. Knowing that I'd need to scale back the rest of my food intake for the day and make sure it was all protein, I gleefully ordered.
Side note here: couple of rough spots. Our server started off in a pretty grumpy mood. She seemed to want to challenge the hubs over some (not spilled) milk: he asked for a fat-free latte and she said they only offered 2% - in a "wanna make something of it?" tone, complete with accompanying body language - I kid you not! I was actually amused, but the hubs was not. So, he went with regular coffee. Coffees arrived, and when he looked for fake sugar on the table, there was none. Ruh-roh, strike two. He was almost desperate enough to stir in some of the marionberry preserves on the table, but our server came back and when he asked for some fake sugar, obliged. Also, when we were ready to order our server crouched down and looked at our friend on the left-hand side of the both. He was still deciding, and so we asked her to start with me, on the right-hand side of the booth. She rolled her eyes, deadpan, and scootched over to my side of the booth and took my order. Last issue: no English muffins. Our friend ordered a breakfast that came with toast, and he asked if they offered English muffins. Nope! In his words, "What breakfast place doesn't offer English muffins?" So, couple of issues there but nothing insurmountable. Honestly, once I'd had my first sip of coffee I found everything a bit amusing.
Back to the food!!! The coconut french toast did NOT disappoint. I SO wanted to lick the plate clean. So what if I'm vibrating slightly in my chair as I type due to the sugar rush...you wanna make something of it? HAHAHA. Hubs ordered two hard-cooked poached eggs and a fruit plate - he was disappointed as the eggs served were both runny. Other than that, good stuff.
Glad we made it in at 9am, as there was a line out the door when we left.
Was I on Candid Camera ? – I was looking for the no star option. Truly, this 'restaurant' has the absolute worst service I have ever seen. It was as if the servers were on Planet Inept, Apathetic, and Incivil the entire time. I made the mistake of giving this place another try after a horrible experience the first time. I brought a group of my foreign students to what I thought would be a great cultural experience. Boy, was I wrong. The server we had just gave them a good old taste of American rudeness in action. One of my students asked--I'm not kidding--almost 5 times for a beverage refill and our victim-of-the-nanny-state server repeatedly ignored him. What a turnoff. I dared to ask the manager of the place for a calculator so that we could divide up the bill (since they refuse to give separate checks for larger groups--there were only 7 or 8 of us, but I could see how that would be truly overwhelming for the pea brain servers and manager), and he acted as if I had offered to sell his child on E-Bay. Never again, folks. The last time I made the mistake of walking through those doors was the LAST TIME I'll set foot in there again.
Like a Sunday Confessional, With Toast – Everyone dreams of having a cozy little breakfast place in their neighborhood - a place you can roll out of bed and count on to wash the taste of Saturday night out of your mouth. 5 Spot is the quintessential cure for the Sunday morning hangover.
Their menu gets overhauled every few months to reflect the regional cuisine of a different city, but you can expect the old-standbys (pancakes, french toast, bacon & eggs) to be at-the-ready in some form or another.
Things to know before you go: Like most breakfast joints, 5 Spot builds up quite a wait. In fact, if you drive by the corner of Queen Anne Ave and Galer St. from 9:00 to noon on a weekend, you'd swear 5 Spot was actually a soup kitchen for hipsters and yuppies. Also, this place isn't exactly the bargain of the century – expect breakfast for two to top $25 (pre-tip), easily. But the food is solid, the service is usually prompt, and the satisfaction of filling your weary stomach… well you can't put a price on that.
Shrugs – We checked out this place on a Tuesday during the workweek because we heard they change the menu around and incorporate regional flavors. Being from the East Coast and not completely impressed by Seattle restaurants in general, we thought we'd give it a try.
Our server was a sassy guy in his 30's who clearly thought himself too good for waiting tables. This guys was a hipster jerk who never went out of his way for us and was barely pleasant in the seating, serving, and checking.
The place has a ironic and iconic decorative motif. A little funky. Almost like a diner or a family restaurant.
The food we got was mixed. I ordered the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. Outstanding. The chicken was hot and moist and they got all the flavors right. On the other hand, my wife ordered the "big" squash ravioli, which was sloggy, bland, and very disappointing. She was already soured before her food came by the table white wine the waiter served her- it had a flavor like the bottle had been opened for days.
Maybe the other reviewers are right?? Maybe try it for breakfast? Maybe??
The food and service are lousy – The mason jars as water glasses set the tone from the beginning for a lousy, poorly orchestrated dining experience. My breakfast plate had cold toast, overly burnt potatoes and a barely edible omelette that tasted like someone took the top off a pizza and cooked it again in 2 eggs. The waiter was surly and we waited ages to get our food. My boyfriend's corn cakes were in theory very good, but also not warmed adequately. His omelette was bland, and the sausage accompanying it was cold. This was the 3rd time I tried eating there this year and I am still not impressed. I will not return there any more.
Bland and Poor Service – My food was overcooked, and did not taste authentic. When I first entered the restaurant, I had to stand for longer than necessary, then finally walked around trying to get someone to realize that I was there. When my food arrived, it was so terrible that I felt guilty about spending any money at all. The price is definitely not comparable to the quality. Right now, they are serving a North Beach (San Francisco). As a local Northern Californian, I was excited to see what they could do. I wasn't impressed with anything that I ordered and the service was slow. The only reason I would ever go back to this restaurant is if they changed their prices to "pay what you think it's worth" - then I'd probably save a lot of money.
Is it really that hard to make toast? – Is it really that hard to actually toast BOTH sides of the bread when making toast? I find it truly disgusting. Please respond to this site- I will check it regularly- when you actually learn that toast generally consists of browning both sides of the bread- not lightly browning one side, and leaving the other completely alone. NOT GOOD. And when asked to fix please? THE ANSWER WAS NOOOOOOOOO! Super gross. Mushy. Toast. really? Is it that hard?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of NY – even though you have to wait on Sundays for brunch (DUH)! its so worth it. the food is impeccable and is well prepared. coffee is the best there. YUM!!! must go.
always because brunch is my ultimate favorite meal
Always a favorite for me! – I've been a loyal customer of the 5 Spot for over a decade now and still love it to death! Their rotating menu, which changes every 3 months, always keeps open the options for trying something new. And their standard menu is loaded with some of my favorites. The Brisket is the best I've ever had and the kids love the homestyle Mac & Cheese! Breakfasts and weekend dinner time can be crowded so come early and be prepared to wait a bit especially with bigger groups, but I promise it'll be worth the wait!
Left Speechless by the Turkey Sandwich – Let me start by saying that I eat a lot of Turkey sandwiches (5-7 per week minimum), so it is hard to impress me. I ordered the open faced turkey sandwich and was left speechless. The turkey was freshly roasted, mash potatoes creamy, and gravy flavorful. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. My wife had the special, a blackened chicken breast served open face with a red pepper aoili on the bun and covered with cheeese. It came with deep fried battered leeks, which we had never had. Real tasty. We also ordered the shrimp and okra app, but this can be avoided as it is really just a plate of deep fried stuff.
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